As you make your wish lists for the holidays, and leave neon-colored 8.5x11 notes all over the house as subtle "hints", who is asking for absinthe?

Who has friends or family that understand and will oblige?

Just curious.

I think my girlfriend's mum & dad are gettin' me the M.C. Delahaye absinthe spoon book...

All my friends and family know and understand, however, I'm the the one THEY come to to get anything.

Looks like cash will be the prefered persent this year.

DG

Friends and family do know, but I don't think they listen that carefully when I preach. The only thing they remember is how insanely expensive a bottle of Segarra or UE is. So, if I put absinthe on my wish list, they'd probably go and buy me a bottle of Hapsburg.

I, on the other hand, consider giving a few of them some mini bottle of a decent brand + spoon - kits for educational purposes.

I did that last year ..... people went nuts over it.

DG

My dad is a whiskey man. My brothers aren't into it. My wife's side of the family are strongly anti-alcohol and do not know I occasionally have a glass or a beer.

You are the picture of sobriety Gimpy.

I was at a weding a couple of weeks ago. One of my friend's grandparents was all huffy on a cause he found out we were all drinking back in the lil groomans quateres. (drinking without him that is) I had brought a bottle of E68 with me.
So I louched up a glass for him, went out and gave it to him. As I handed him the glass he asked, "what is it?" I told him it was absinthe, but he just looked at me all confused. I just smiled and told him to enjoy! I didn't see him for the rest of the evening, but from what I understand he really enjoyed it.

Spare the pipe and spoil the grandparent.

got my Dad hooked on it, should be a fun holiday season

Getting a couple of east glasses, thanks for the link Rimmy!

My girlfriend hates the hootch but loves the acessories. Will I get any for X-mas?

Lucky you, now you can offer her a vintage absinthe kit ...so she could pour you a glass !

Can I get one from Moonman!!?? Huh, please, can I mister???

Anyone lucky enough who has any who gives a shit about our
little interest is lucky.
You feel lucky punk?

".....I can't seem to remember .... did I do 5 shots or 6 ......."

DG

"Did I shoot 5 of them, or 6?"

My ex was the same, she couldn't drink, so she would knock back a rootbeer in a Chope Yvonne glass.

Mine can drink. Her poison is JD. When I'm out and about, I'll go that route or Makers Mark.

My gf will drink a glass from time to time, but I wouldn't call her a fan. She understands my love for it though, and I 'think/hope' I will have a brand new fountain under the Christmas tree this year.

Of all people to know about absinthe, the ONLY family member of mine to know of it is the least likely person I could imagine. . .

My GREAT-Grandma. Knows it, loves it, and was amazed that I knew about it. Yes, it's true I am 25 (today), and I still have a great-grandma who is not only alive, but fiesty as hell! I told her about it a couple weeks ago when she offered me some Ouzo. She said 'Oh, absinthe? I haven't had that in YEARS! How'd you get it?'. She then proceded to tell me stories from her youth in Greece of drinking it (it was never really banned there) and how her dad used to drink it all the time. She said she only started drinking Ouzo when it became tough to get the real thing.

The next week, I brought over a bottle, and me and my 90 year old G. Grandma louched a couple glasses! I couldn't believe it. Now THAT is family bonding.

You're a lucky guy.

Wow .... now that's cool! Before my grandma died, I took her to see "Star Wars," After the movie, I asked her what she thought about Han Solo. Her quote?

"He's a nice boy, but needs a haircut."

Somehow, I don't see my grandma being an absinthe drinker.

LL's right, you are a lucky guy.

DG

Yup, I've been thinking about ordering her a bottle of UE for Christmas. I'd get her a spoon too, but something tells me she's had an old vintage one packed away someplace for 60 years, just waiting for such an occasion!

That's just the kind of grandma she is!

That's wonderful, Larspeart! How cool that you can share that with your grandma. Set her up! I'll bet she's got some great stories to share over a glass or two.

Yup, she's great to talk to. Great cook too! Still insists on cooking for every family occasion, regardless of us telling her to 'take it easy this year'. Her response is always 'Ahh, to hell with that! Get out of my kichen and get outta my way!'

Like I said, feisty old gal.

I've had margaritas and many glasses of wine with my 96-year-old gramma, but I don't think she would get the absinthe thing.

Then again, she does occasionally regale me with tales about the good old days when her and my grandfather and great aunt and uncle had a speak-easy in the basement...

You're a lucky guy, Lars. Keep on 'bonding' as much as you can while you've got the chance.

Yep .... time is short. Savor the moments. Hey, maybe she'd like to come to LCLF04?

DG

I'm only 27, but I am chock out of grandparents.. enjoy your extended family while you can.

Fucking great Lars. I recently brought it up to my 86 year old grandmum and she said, "I wet my pants on a date during Frankenstein. I can't imagine if I were drinking at that age. Let alone that!"

The rest of my family offers me soda and my dates, wine. They know me.

Um. . . sorry bro?

Lars - when my grandmother was young and not drinking, she freaked out (wetting bloomers) during the movie "Frankenstein" and thought absinthe would have made her really fly off the handle.

Apparently, absinthe and the myth were already imbedded.

I DEFINITELY wouldn't invite her to LF04 if Smutty gets wind of her tendencies.

I've managed to keep my brother interested in absinthe... unfortunately he's only INTERESTED in drinking MINE. The little mouse... always making with the squeak squeak when he visits.

Wait a ..., hey! ( )